Schmitz Cargobull and TIP Group focus on smooth digital data provision

With the telematics retrofit, TIP aims to create more transparency in its global trailer fleet of around 130,000 vehicles in order to reduce operating costs and avoid unpredictable breakdowns in vehicle rental. Installing and activating the telematics system on an S.CS curtainsider semi-trailer or an S.BO EXPRESS box body semi-trailer only takes around 30 minutes per vehicle, so there is no long downtime. Retrofitting can be carried out easily for trailers of all brands as part of the regular maintenance intervals.

“By retrofitting 2,500 trailers, we are taking a big step towards a fully networked fleet, greater transparency, efficiency and safety,” says Theo de Vries, Vice President Services and Insight at TIP Group. “Telematics provides customers with real-time data on the condition and performance of the trailers, and we use the historical trailer data to determine and plan maintenance stops in order to further optimise the availability and predictability of the vehicles.”

Thanks to the standardised interface between Schmitz Cargobull’s TrailerConnect® system and the TIP Insight system, the telematics data of the retrofitted trailers is transmitted automatically. The TIP Insight System is a cloud-based platform that provides real-time data on the location, condition and use of trailers. This enables transport companies to manage their fleets more efficiently, increase capacity utilisation, improve safety and reduce environmental impact.

The framework agreement between Cargobull Telematics and TIP stipulates that every vehicle ex works with standardised telematics or with retrofitted telematics is automatically transferred to the TIP Insight system. This is a clear advantage for TIP, as all trailers are displayed on one platform. The TIP customer therefore receives a reliable data record for each vehicle, regardless of whether it is retrofitted or equipped ex works, and can then use the data to optimise their own processes.

 
From left: Happy about the further cooperation: Theo de Vries, Vice President Services and Insight, TIP Group, Andreas Schmitz, Chairman of the Board Schmitz Cargobull AG, Simon Mols, Head of Service Sales, Product Line Digital Services, Schmitz Cargobull

About TIP Group
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, TIP is one of the leading equipment service providers in Europe and Canada, specialising in trailer leasing, rental, maintenance, repair and other value-added services, which it offers to transport and logistics customers throughout Europe and Canada. TIP serves its customers from more than 120 locations in 18 countries in Europe and Canada. For more information, please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn.